Chapter 234 It turns out to be a recognition of relatives
The Lantern Festival has just passed, and Ping'an Town still retains the warmth of the festival.
Inside the Yaoxian Hall, Rong Bing and Rong He, the grandfather and grandson, were fidgeting, their eyes fixed on the door, making the sedan bearers who came to get the medicine early in the morning feel creepy.
At this moment, footsteps were heard at the door again.
The grandfather and grandson looked towards the door at the same time, staring at the worn-out threshold.
"Grandma, we're here, come in quickly!"
Suddenly, a crisp and soft sound came from the door, followed by a small foot wearing peach pink embroidered shoes stepping into the threshold.
Rong He suddenly held his breath.
“Brother Rong!”
It was a voice Baoya was familiar with.
The little girl, wearing a light pink cotton-padded skirt embroidered with lotus flowers, came running in, "Hey, Grandpa Rong is here too."
Rong Bing, who was suddenly called out, was a little at a loss for a moment.
He closed the medical book he was holding for display and put it aside. He adjusted the eyepiece on his nose and spoke carefully, "Baoya, have you eaten this morning? Come... come here and let Grandpa take a look."
Baoya obediently walked towards the counter.
Rong He followed her like a little tail.
When Baoya turned around, Ronghe looked at her with a smile, which made her feel strange.
"Brother Rong, what's wrong with you today?"
Rong He opened his mouth and was about to answer when Zhao Zhilan, Yun Sanlang and He Chunxiu walked in from outside.
Zhao Zhilan combed her hair into a smooth and shiny bun today. She wore a 90% new green lotus-colored cotton jacket with a dark pattern, a autumn-scented skirt, and a pair of black cloth cotton shoes that looked clean and neat.
Rong Bing looked at the old lady who was about the same age as himself, and always felt that from her specially drawn eyebrows and eyes, he could see some caution and vigilance towards himself, or rather, towards the Rong family.
"Master Rong, aren't you Rong family acting a little too hastily?"
Zhao Zhilan frowned slightly and waved towards Baoya. "Come here, Baoya. You're just a little girl. You can't just follow anyone who asks you to. Do you know what they're up to?"
Xiao Baoya stopped halfway and looked at Zhao Zhilan in confusion.
Didn't they just have dinner at Rong's house last time? Everyone seemed quite happy.
Why does it seem like grandma is not very friendly to Grandpa Rong this time?
And Brother Rong and Grandpa Rong also seem a little weird. What's wrong with everyone today?
But despite her doubts, she was always very obedient, so she turned back obediently, walked to Zhao Zhilan and held her hand.
Rong Bing watched his granddaughter run away, and was also confused by Zhao Zhilan's attitude.
He glanced at Rong He who was standing quietly beside him and asked with his eyes: Did you let something slip, kid?
Rong He's eyes widened suddenly, and he shook his head repeatedly: "Grandpa, I didn't do that! Heaven and earth can bear witness, I haven't said a single word to Baoya!"
"Master Rong, there's no need for you two to exchange glances. Let's just get straight to the point."
Zhao Zhilan saw Rong Bing and Rong He glancing at each other, and her face darkened. "I don't know what happened to Baoya before she came to our Yun family, or why she got engaged to Young Master Rong."
"But Baoya and Young Master Rong are still young. Even if there is an engagement, we have to wait until Baoya reaches the age of marriage. If you want Baoya to be a child bride, I, an old woman, will never agree!"
Rong Bing: ...
Rong He: ...
The grandfather and grandson, whether sitting or standing, were both shocked by Zhao Zhilan's words.
What? Child bride?
How come Baoya became Ronghe’s child bride?
Seeing the two of them stunned, Zhao Zhilan felt that she had predicted them right. He Chunxiu and Yun Sanlang's faces also turned ugly.
Yun Sanlang held his wife in one hand and Baoya in the other. Although he was a farmer who was not good at speaking, he still mustered up the courage and said to Rong Bing:
"Master Rong, I, Yun Sanlang, am a humble man, and I can't compare to the wealth of you who come from the capital. Although Chunxiu is pregnant now, and the family will have another child in the future, we can still raise Baoya. We have always treated Baoya as our own daughter, and there is no way we would send her away just because Chunxiu is pregnant!"
Rong Bing felt a headache and thought that the misunderstanding might be quite big.
He took a deep breath, waved at Zhao Zhilan and the other two, and said, "Old Lady Yun, don't get excited yet. There may be some misunderstanding here."
"Misunderstanding, what misunderstanding?" Zhao Zhilan asked.
Could it be that Chengfu misunderstood and that was not what the other person meant?
Or maybe, he actually came to them to break off the engagement?
Just as I was daydreaming, I heard Rong Bing say, "I called you here today because I have something important to tell you, and it's indeed about Baoya."
"It's just that it's not an engagement, it's a recognition of one's relationship."
"Recognize...recognize relatives?" He Chunxiu half opened her mouth, obviously dumbfounded.
Zhao Zhilan and Yun Sanlang were also stunned on the spot.
Only Baoya was still confused. She looked at her stunned parents and grandmother, then at Rong He and Grandpa Rong opposite her. Her little head was full of question marks.
What about engagement and recognition? Aren't you here to see your mother today?
"Hey, Old Lady Yun, and Mr. and Mrs. Sanlang, this is a long story. Let's move to the backyard living room and talk about it slowly."
Rong Bing said this and stood up and led the way to the backyard. Zhao Zhilan grabbed Baoya and held her in her arms, while Yun Sanlang supported He Chunxiu and followed her into the backyard.
In the reception room in the backyard, the four adults took their seats. Baoya was held in Zhao Zhilan's arms, and Rong He stood next to Rong Bing.
A maid brought her fragrant tea and closed the door neatly when she left.
The steam from the fragrant tea enshrouded everyone's faces, and the elegant fragrance spread throughout the hall.
"I wonder if Old Lady Yun knows that Baoya has a yellow carved jade pendant." Rong Bing said slowly, "That jade pendant is exactly the same as my He'er's. It's an ancestral jade pendant that only members of our Rong family have."
Zhao Zhilan was stunned. She had never seen Baoya's jade pendant before. She only heard Yun Chengfu talk about it a few days ago.
He Chunxiu had seen that before the new house was built, the women and girls all slept in the east wing. Baoya would sometimes take out the little treasure box from the cabinet and look at it, and she would also show it to her.
"That is..." He Chunxiu's lips trembled slightly.
That turned out to be the Rong family's heirloom jade pendant!
Her little Baoya is the child of the Rong family?!
"Baoya, where did you get your jade pendant?" Zhao Zhilan pinched the little round hair bun on Baoya's head and asked in a gentle voice.
At this time, Baoya already had a vague idea in her mind.
She sucked her little finger and answered seriously, "My mother gave it to me."
After saying that, he added, "She's not the mother of the Yun family, but the mother who gave birth to me."
Upon hearing this, Rong Bing's hands suddenly trembled as he gripped the armrests of the chair, and tears suddenly burst out.
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